Bellevue vs Renton

A side-by-side comparison of Bellevue and Renton: population, income, housing, and more.

Bellevue and Renton are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bellevue has the higher population (151,199 vs 105,279 in Renton). Bellevue has the higher median household income ($161,300 vs $96,626 in Renton). Bellevue has the higher median home value ($1,203,100 vs $631,400 in Renton).

Population, income & housing

	Bellevue	Renton
Population	151,199	105,279
Median age	38.3 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$161,300	$96,626
Median home value	$1,203,100	$631,400
Median gross rent	$2,505	$1,923
Housing units	65,536	43,066
Homeownership rate	51.9%	54.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	71.4%	39.0%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bellevue	Renton
Population	144,403 → 151,199 (+4.7%)	101,484 → 105,279 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$120,456 → $161,300 (+33.9%)	$77,739 → $96,626 (+24.3%)
Median home value	$809,200 → $1,203,100 (+48.7%)	$400,500 → $631,400 (+57.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,947 → $2,505 (+28.7%)	$1,543 → $1,923 (+24.6%)

Bellevue

Population

144,403151,199

Median household income

$120,456$161,300

Median home value

$809,200$1,203,100

Median gross rent

$1,947$2,505

Renton

Population

101,484105,279

Median household income

$77,739$96,626

Median home value

$400,500$631,400

Median gross rent

$1,543$1,923

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bellevue	Renton
Under 5	4.7%	6.4%
5 to 17	15.3%	14.1%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.8%
25 to 34	18.2%	18.8%
35 to 44	15.7%	14.9%
45 to 54	13.5%	13.7%
55 to 64	11.5%	11.3%
65 to 74	7.7%	7.8%
75 and over	6.8%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bellevue	Renton
White (non-Hispanic)	42.4%	40.4%
Black or African American	2.1%	8.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	40.9%	25.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.7%
Some other race	0.6%	0.7%
Two or more races	5.0%	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	14.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bellevue	Renton
No high school diploma	4.3%	10.3%
High school graduate	8.4%	20.4%
Some college or associate's	15.9%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	36.2%	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	35.2%	13.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bellevue	Renton
Drove alone	47.0%	63.0%
Carpooled	7.3%	9.5%
Public transit	5.9%	4.0%
Walked	4.8%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.2%
Worked from home	32.8%	20.0%
Other means	1.7%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bellevue	Renton
1-unit, detached	47.2%	50.5%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	12.3%	15.2%
20 or more units	29.8%	18.5%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Bellevue	Renton
Poverty rate	7.3%	7.8%
Average household size	2.44	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1981	1989